Is fpdownload2.macromedia.com safe?

No. MalwareAnalyzer scanned fpdownload2.macromedia.com on 15 Aug 2026 and returned a suspicious verdict with a score of 20 out of 100. Treat it as hostile until it is re-checked.

What malware is associated with fpdownload2.macromedia.com?

2 analysed samples communicate with this URL, including Phish.

How was fpdownload2.macromedia.com checked?

A static pass resolved DNS, captured TLS and headers and followed the redirect chain, and where the fast tier allows, a headless browser rendered the page and recorded every request. Egress is SSRF-locked. Signatures that matched only page text are weighted far below one that matched a served file, because a page documenting malware matches the same rules.

fpdownload2.macromedia.com - suspicious URL scan, 15 Aug 2026

MalwareAnalyzer by Cyble scanned fpdownload2.macromedia.com and returned a suspicious verdict (score 20). The page resolved to 23.40.52.178. 1 domain and 2 IPs were contacted. 2 malware samples communicate with this URL (Phish). The request followed 1 redirect before landing. This is a point-in-time observation from 15 Aug 2026; the page may have changed since.

Scan result

Verdict: suspicious (score 20) · Confidence 26%
Scanned URL: http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab
Domain: fpdownload2.macromedia.com · IP: 23.40.52.178
Server: Apache
HTTP status: 200 · application/vnd.ms-cab-compressed
Scan tier: fast · observed 2026-08-15 23:47:35 UTC

Redirect chain

http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab
http://fpdownload2.macromedia.com/get/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab

Malware communicating with this URL (2)

These samples were observed contacting or being served from fpdownload2.macromedia.com. Each links to its full analysis.

4087b9e32a456d132ca0eb9362b4a5b45ad8a74e3495e32ac81a23cb1c765219 - referenced · 4087b9e32a456d132ca0eb9362b4a5b4 · first seen 2026-08-15
Phish - referenced · e294d7ebb555ee605c53f87cccb6e390 · first seen 2026-08-11

Antivirus & YARA (0 of 47 engines)

No engine flagged this page's content.

Why this verdict

File download routed to the malware sandbox (swflash.cab)
Served over plaintext HTTP

Detected technologies

Apache

Contacted infrastructure

23.40.52.178 - AS20940 Akamai Technologies, Inc. (Australia)

Files served by this page

swflash.cab · eea074db3f86fed73a36d9e6c734af80

Observed indicators

fpdownload2.macromedia.com
23.40.52.178
184.29.3.208
http://fpdownload2.macromedia.com/get/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab

Other scans of fpdownload2.macromedia.com (3)

This host has been scanned before. Each scan is a separate observation, so a verdict here does not carry over to the others.

23 Aug 2026 - unknown · http://fpdownload2.macromedia.com/pub/flashplayer/update/current/aih/aih_sgn.z
20 Aug 2026 - suspicious
16 Aug 2026 - suspicious · http://fpdownload2.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab

Questions about fpdownload2.macromedia.com

Is fpdownload2.macromedia.com safe?: No. MalwareAnalyzer scanned fpdownload2.macromedia.com on 15 Aug 2026 and returned a suspicious verdict with a score of 20 out of 100. Treat it as hostile until it is re-checked.
What malware is associated with fpdownload2.macromedia.com?: 2 analysed samples communicate with this URL, including Phish.
How was fpdownload2.macromedia.com checked?: A static pass resolved DNS, captured TLS and headers and followed the redirect chain, and where the fast tier allows, a headless browser rendered the page and recorded every request. Egress is SSRF-locked. Signatures that matched only page text are weighted far below one that matched a served file, because a page documenting malware matches the same rules.

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